HOPEthiopia is committed to serving and integrating with the local surrounding communities. This model would operate such that neighbouring communities would benefit from the services provided by HOPEthiopia (food supply, healthcare, spiritual encouragement, etc.), and in return, surrounding communities could provide the workers, farmers, and skilled labourers necessary for various HOPEthiopia project components. Through the intimate connection of these communities, a sense of responsibility, protection, and security would develop. Also, a naturally-developing community would be vital for the necessary cultural integration of the orphaned children, particularly as they near their return to the general population of Ethiopia in their adult years.